Traveler-dispensing apparatus.



0. L. OWEN. TRAVELER DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15,1913.

Patented May 19, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

OSCAR Ii. OWEN, 0F WHITIN'SVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITIN. MACHINE WORKS, OF WHITINSVILLE, MAS$ACHUSETTS, A COBPDRATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

TRAVELER-DISPENSING APPARATUS.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Oscar: L. OWEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of ll/ hitinsville, in the county of lVorcester and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented the following-described Improvements in Traveler-Dispensing Apparatus.

This invention is an improvement in dispensing apparatus for ring-travelers for use on ring-spinning-frames and wherein a re ceptacle for travelers-in-bulk-is bodily movable relatively to its support with the effect of disintegrating the chains and bunches oc curring in the mass and delivering the separated travelers.

The object of the present invention is to effect the disintegration more readily and more reliably, to avoid excessive discharge of the travelers and the consequent undueaccumulation of travelers which leads to the formation of chains and bunches in the pan, and to provide a stronger and more durable construction than heretofore, all as will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the device; Fig. 2 is. a vertical longitudinal sectlon; andFig. 3.

is a fragmentary transverse section.

The device has a suitable stand or support 10 adapted to be attached in forward-proj ccting relation to the creel-board 11 or else where. For this purpose it is provided with a suitable foot 12 having holes for fastening means 13. At its front end the stand holds a pan 14: for the reception of the individual travelers discharged fro-1n the receptacle 15, and in rear of this pan is provided with an anvil 16, while at the rear or foot portion it is equipped with an upstanding lug or lugs 17. The receptacle is mounted so as to be solidly but freely movable with respect to the anvil, and is confined to movement in a definite path by rigid or positive guiding means. These means may consist of a hinge, as shown herein, and which is formed by the lug 17 on the stand, and two rearward extending arms 18 on the receptacle, the pin 19 being the hinge pintle. By lifting the receptacle .and allowing it to fall, or by slamming it upon the anvil, it, and its contained bunch of travelers, are subjected to a heavy blow or jar which will shake one or more travelers out of the bunch and into the dc livery pan, where it will be immediately se Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed July 15, 1913. Serial No. 779,090.

cessible to the operative. By making the receptacle of somewhat massive construction and disposing it a slight distance in advance of its hinge axis, as in the preferred construction illustrated, the jar caused by merely dropping it once is normally sufficient to discharge at least one traveler. The anvil 16 is relatively depressed, as compared to the position of the hinge axis (19) with theresult that the receptacle strikes it when in an inclined position, that isto say, when its bottom or floor is inclined downward and forward toward the pan; which condition is more particularly brought about by forming ithe arms 18 on the lower part of the receptacle, as will be evident.

I have found that causing the receptacle to strike with a somewhat deadened blow, or thud, is most effective for disengaging the travelers a few at a time from the tangled mass within, and has the special advantage that even severe pounding, to which this device is liable to be subjected,

will not fracture the receptacle or stand.

Accordingly, I have provided the device with a cushioned anvil, which in this instance is formed by a plug or block of somewhat yielding material, such, for example, as leather or fiber, which is set into a socket 20 formed on the stand and projects sufficiently above the same to receive the blow delivered by the forward portion of the flat under-side of the receptacle. While this is the preferred arrangement, an obvious re- 1 versal would be to dispose the cushioning or deadening member on the receptacle, to contact with a suitable surface on the stand. As indicated, the surface of the anvil is preferably inclined to conform to the angle of the bottom of the receptacle, and in this connection the socket 20 is also preferably formed at an inclination, so as to hold a simple disk or plug, having its ends cut 03 square, in the desired relation, and to avoid side thrust which would cause the plug to run over and hasten its wear.

At its forward end over thepan the receptacle is provlded with an ad ustable onfice for the discharge of the travelers, the

same being formed by the cooperation of an opening 21 in the bottom of the front wall of the receptacle and a mouthpiece 22, which slidable vertically or the front face there of, so as to vary the eiieetiva vertical di mension of the opening. The mouthpiece is formed with a hood 23, which is closed in front and at the sides, but open at the bottom, and being disposed in front of the dis charge orifice prevents travelers being discharged over the pan. In the present construction the opening 21 extends substantially the whole width of the receptacle, as shown in Fig. 3, and the hood 23 is likewise laterally extended, the mouthpiece be ing guided and held in adjustment by means of a vertically slotted stem 24:, which extends upward from the hood and receives a set screw 25 threaded into the front wall of the receptacle. The mouthpiece is thus set so as to adjust the discharge orifice with respect to the particular size of traveler employed and enables the device to be used with a wide variety of sizes. In conjunction with the orifice, which is capable of being accurately proportioned as to its vertical dimension but is extended in a lateral direction, I provide means in the receptacle for separating and spreading the travelers in such manner as not only to aid in the disintegration of the mass but also to guard against the discharge of several travelers linked together. In this way I am enabled to employ an elongated orifice, with consequent greater certainty of delivery, without the danger of delivering chains; and I accomplish this desirable result by corrugating the upper surface of the bottom of the receptacle in a suitable manner, as indicated at 26, the ridges and troughs thus formed running longitudinally, that is to say, at a right angle to the length of the delivery orifice. The corrugations preferably terminate in rear of the orifice, leaving a substantially plane surface to form the bottom thereof, and as shown the for ward ends of the ridges may slope downward so as to merge into this surface.

A thumb lift 27 projecting from the upper part of the front wall of the receptacle, and preferably formed integral therewith, affords convenient means whereby the receptacle can be lifted and allowed to fall. Its under surface is inclined or curved upward and forward, so as to slip readily off the thumb when the finger and thumb pressure is relaxed, and the upper surface is also preferably curved or inclined in a simple manner, so as to make the handle convenient to grasp and also to afford purchase for the finger on top whereby the receptacle may be thrown down violently if necessary. This handle is independent of the mouthpiece 22, but ribs 28, forming downward structural extensions of the handle, afford a convenient recess for receiving, guiding and laterally holding the stem 24:.

The receptacle, it will be understood, may be of any suitable form, though an elongated rectangular boa-shape, such as shown,

is preferred. Its body may be cast in one piece with the rearward-extending arms 18, and its open top is closed by a suitable cover, such as 29. The latter is shown provided with a rib or ribs 30 on its under surface to fit inside the front and side walls of the body, and at the rear it has an aperture through which passes a thumb screw 31 which is threaded into an internal boss or rib 32 on the back wall. The cover is thus reliably held closed in spite of the jarring to which it is subjected, and at the same time may be readily loosened and swung to one side so as to afford access to the interior. For this purpose the screw is relatively long and the ribs 30 are relatively shallow, so that it is not necessary to completely remove the cover in order to expose the top of the box. The cover ribs 30 cooperate with the ribs 26, to help in separating the travelers, since, on a sudden movement, the bunch will strike the cover.

With the foregoing description the operation of the device will be readily apparent, 'and it will be understood that while I have described the improvements with particularity, the invention is not limited to the precise details of construction shown.

I claim:

1. A traveler dispensing device for ringspinning-frames, comprising in combination a stand for attachment to a spinning-frame, a guided receptacle for travelers in bulk, having an orifice for their discharge, and an anvil.

2. A traveler dispensing device for ringspinning-frames, comprising, in combination, a stand having an anvil, and a receptacle for travelers-in-bulk guided for movement relatively to said stand, adapted to strike and normally resting upon the anvil.

8. In a traveler dispensing device for ringspinning-frames, the combination of a stand, a bodily-movable receptacle for travelers-inbulk, having an orifice for their discharge, pivotal guiding means for the receptacle, and an anvil.

4. A device of the kind described, comprising, in combination, a stand for attachment to a spinning-frame, a guided, bodily-movable receptacle for travelers-in-bulk, having an orifice for their discharge, and a cushioned anvil to limit its movement.

5. A traveler dispensing device for ringspinning-frames, comprising, in combination, a stand adapted for attachment to a spinning-frame bearing a cushioned anvil, a bodily-movable receptacle for travelersinbulk, having an orifice for their discharge, and positive guiding means for the receptacle.

6. A traveler dispensing device comprisin in combination, a stand and fixed anvil, a bodily-movable receptacle for travelersiinbulk, having an orifice for their discharge,

and a loose connection between the receptacle and anvil and serving to guide the receptacle in its movement.

7. A traveler dispensing apparatus, comprising, in combination, a stand, a receptacle for travelers-in-bulk loosely hinged at its rear to the stand and having a traveler discharge orifice, and an anvil beneath the forward portion of the receptacle.

8. A traveler dispensing device, comprising, in combination, a stand for attachment to a spinning-frame having an upstanding lug and an anvil spaced therefrom, and a receptacle for travelers-in-bulk hinged to said lug so as to strike against said anvil.

9. A traveler dispensing device, comprising a stand having a foot portion whereby it may be attached in projecting relation to the creel-board of a spinning frame, a pan for travelers at the front, a hinge lug rising from said foot portion and an anvil behind the pan, in combination with a receptacle for travelers loosely hinged to the lug and resting on the anvil with an orifice for discharge of the travelers into said pan.

10. A traveler dispensing device, comprising a loosely hinged receptacle for travelersin-bulk, having an orifice for their dischar e, in combination with an anvil support or such receptacle normally supporting the same in a downwardly and forwardly inclined position.

11. In a device of the kind described, the

combination of a stand for attachment to a spinning-frame, an anvil thereon, a receptacle for travelers-in-bulk having an orifice for their discharge, and means connecting the receptacle with the stand which leave the receptacle free to fall by gravity upon the anvil when lifted.

12. In a device of the kind described, the combination of a stand for attachment to a spinning-frame, an anvil thereon, a receptacle for travelers-in-bulk swung from the rear portion of the stand so as to fall upon said anvil and being provided with a traveler-discharge orifice at the front, a hood adjustable with respect to said orifice, and projecting means also at the front of the receptacle, independent of said hood, whereby the receptacle may be raised and allowed to fall.

13. In a device of the character described having a suitable support, a bodily movable receptacle for containing travelers in bulk and delivering separated travelers, the same having a slotted delivery orifice extending substantially across it and grooves and ridges in its bottom running transversely to the length of the orifice.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

OSCAR L. OWEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES A. ALLEN, CHESTER C. LAMB.

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Washington, D. G. 

